May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and woman.

I had an experience of knowing the Polish people when I was a child, and where my father worked many Poles came to work after the war. They were good people, and this has stayed in my heart.

...when food is shared in a fair way, with solidarity, when no one is deprived, every community can meet the needs of the poorest. Human ecology and environmental ecology walk together.

Human life must always be defended from its beginning in the womb and must be recognised as a gift of God that guarantees the future of humanity.

There is no sin that God cannot pardon. All we need to do is ask for forgiveness

Life is a journey. When we stop, things don't go right.

Imagine, to become a priest there are eight years of study and preparation, and then if after a while you can't do it, you can ask for a dispensation, you leave, and everything is OK. On the other hand, to make a sacrament (marriage), which is for your whole life, three to four conferences...Preparation for marriage is very important. It's very, very important because I believe it is something that in the Church, in common pastoral ministry, at least in my country, in South America, the Church has not valued much.